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The multivallate defended settlement situated 350 metres north-east of Wood House in Northumberland is a prehistoric earthwork comprising multiple concentric defensive banks and ditches. The site dates to the Iron Age period and represents a form of settlement fortification characteristic of the later prehistoric communities of northern Britain. The multiple vallations, or rampart systems, would have provided substantial defensive capability and required considerable communal labour to construct and maintain. Such settlements served as centres for agriculture, craft production, and social organisation within their local territories.
Multivallate defended settlement, 350m north-east of Wood House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007453. View the official record →
The multivallate defended settlement situated 350 metres north-east of Wood House in Northumberland is a prehistoric earthwork comprising multiple concentric defensive banks and ditches. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007453.
Multivallate defended settlement, 350m north-east of Wood House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007453.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Edlingham Castle fortified manor and solar tower (8.9 km), Edlingham deserted village (9 km), Round cairn, 140m SSW of Macartney's Cave (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Multivallate defended settlement, 350m north-east of Wood House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Multivallate defended settlement, 350m north-east of Wood House stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.